Policy and Research

As a priority, the SBI and SBP will raise sufficient funding to undertake South Africa’s first, and only rigorous baseline study ever to be conducted on the small business segment of the economy during 2018. The SME baseline study will systematically capture the size, nature and characteristics of all small firms operating in South Africa. It will provide evidence to promote more effective public positions on all matters concerning enterprise development, as well as a platform for a more cohesive voice for small business in the country’s public policy debates.

SBI will also work with SBP to produce an index tracking monitor, evaluating the operating environment for SMEs; a minimum of four position papers and a monthly policy brief. The work they do for us and other funders will contribute to our Indabas and our advocacy. The Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) will be continuing its work examining barriers to entry into the South African economy and proposing ways the government can regulate for competition.

SBI Baseline Study of SMMEs in South Africa

President Ramaphosa has asserted that, “the growth of our economy will be sustained by small businesses, as in the case of many countries”. And most of our policy documents since the 1995 white paper have laid out South Africa’s ambitions to...

SMMEs, the Economy AND Inclusive Growth

GOVERNMENT NOTICE CALL FOR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS FROM STAKEHOLDER BODIES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE UPDATING OF SCHEDULE 1 OF THE NATIONAL DEFINITION FOR SMALL ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH AFRICA I, Lindiwe D Zulu, Minister of Small Business Development hereby: a) Publish...

Guy Harris, a former Director at Bell Equipment and head of Consulting at Deloitte, is actively involved in scaling medium-sized enterprises and had this to say to Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance 1 March 2018 Summary of 28 February 2018 Budget...

SBP’s study, which introduced in-depth regulatory cost (red tape) surveying to South Africa for the first time, identified and quantified compliance costs for businesses across the economy, and included a spectrum of respondents from...